The nine black spots with the most fines in Madrid: from the A-42 to Alcalá, for the low emission zone or the SER parking lot
The fines, that great headache in most of the people of Madrid, because what driver can say that he never received one? Parking in prohibited places, not respecting road signs or exceeding speed limits are some of the main oversights that are committed. In fact, last year, a total of 2,702,125 fines were imposed, according to data obtained from the Madrid City Council.
GRAN MADRID reveals the black and conflictive spots in the capital where the most offenses are committed, taking into account the traffic fines processed by the Consistory during 2022. Thus, while March was the month in which the most sanctions were registered, 269,611, in August it was the month in which the least, 172,264.
In the ranking prepared by this newspaper, there are up to nine locations with the highest number of fines: first, there is the A-42 PK 4.1 road (the kilometer point) in increasing direction (with 114,770 fines) and, in the silver of the podium , the A-42 continues, but in the PK 3.9 decreasing sense (with 74,623 sanctions). Calle Alcalá, 51 occupies the third position (with 67,099), followed by Gran Vía, 71 (with 49,861), to later continue with the road. A-42 PK 4.4, in decreasing order (with 46,729). Sixth place is for Calle Atocha, 125 (with 41,698 fines), closely followed by the section of the A-5 between kilometer 4 and 5.7 (with 40,731).. The list closes with the M-30 FT K 04,150 CR4 (34,034) and, finally, the M-30 XC K 10,300 CR3 (32,690). The amounts of the sanctions are usually between a range of 100 to 1000 euros, although the most frequent value among those involved is 200.
In these locations, the fines occur mainly for unauthorized access to the special protection low emission zones (ZBEDEP) of the Centro district and Plaza Elíptica, which account for 30% of all fines placed in 2022 (a total of 757,696 in Madrid capital). For this reason, the streets of Alcalá, Gran Vía and Atocha, being streets belonging to the ZBEDEP, are where most offenses of this type are committed, since they are usually very busy streets throughout the day and are located in the heart of the city. Something similar happens with the A-42 highway and the access to Plaza Elíptica, since the vehicles that access that route enter without the corresponding authorization.
In order to pass and park freely in the ZBEDEP, vehicles must have the ECO environmental label. While those with the B and C sticker can only cross or park in a public or private car park, those who carry the A, that is, they do not have an environmental label, cannot circulate through the Centro district unless they are domiciled. Despite the fact that this measure has been in force since December 2021, fines in this area are very recurring, since many people are unaware of the existence of this rule.
With it, the progressive application of sustainable mobility represents a guarantee in compliance with the reference environmental indicators, determining lower levels of urban congestion and promoting high levels of economic, social and quality of life efficiency in the city, from its system mobility.
After the aforementioned reasons, the ranking with the most common causes at the time of being penalized continues as follows: parking without the corresponding authorization in a space enabled for parking with time limitation (372,843 fines), exceeding the maximum speed in roads limited to 60 km/h or more (340,868), parking with an invalid authorization (166,464), passing a traffic light in red phase (128,692), parking with authorization in a place with a time limit exceeding the maximum time (126,597), parking in a prohibited area (113,773), parking a personal mobility vehicle in a place that is not permitted or illegally (63,253) and exceeding the average speed in a controlled section (56,695).
The authorities that denounced the irregularities in the indicated period were the Municipal Police, Mobility Agents, the Parking Control Support Service (SACE) and the Regulated Parking Service (SER).. Driving in the capital is already a hunt for cars that do not meet the basic requirements to move freely, but, above all, for vehicles that do not carry the mandatory label.